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      04-02-2026, 12:43 PM   #45
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I like them, bought a set from my local MD for my G31. They were only £78 ($103) my original ones were looking a little tatty, so I thought why not treat myself
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      04-03-2026, 09:00 AM   #46
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I've got some for sale if anyone's interested:

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...2#post32711822
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      04-03-2026, 03:08 PM   #47
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I like them, but I haven't been able to convince myself to pay that much money for what is essentially four simple bits of plastic. Perhaps one day...
don't overlook performance benefit of reduced 'rotational mass'.
Some say...worth at least a tenth 0-60
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      04-03-2026, 04:51 PM   #48
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do most BMW owners like those floating BMW wheel center caps? (not the cheap imitation ones from eBay... but the "genuine" BMW floating caps sold at BMW dealer parts department)

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I don't know, I have not taken a poll
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      04-03-2026, 08:49 PM   #49
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I like them, bought a set from my local MD for my G31. They were only £78 ($103) my original ones were looking a little tatty, so I thought why not treat myself
wow... doctors(MD) in the UK sells wheel center caps?

(okay... just kidding... but what does "MD" mean over there?)
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      04-03-2026, 09:09 PM   #50
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wow... doctors(MD) in the UK sells wheel center caps?

(okay... just kidding... but what does "MD" mean over there?)
MD in UK means "motor and diesel".

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if physician MDs started selling wheels in the UK or in the US. They would make more for sure. Shops make more per hour than physicians, as do plumbers. These are professions that don't even require a high school diploma. That's why the smartest people no longer go into medicine. We are all f'd in about 10-20 years when all the smart physicians quit and all the mid to low intelligent physicians who need chatgpt for everything take over.

Back on topic, those self centering caps are great for OCD owners, but they are a little pricey.
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      04-03-2026, 10:29 PM   #51
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wow... doctors(MD) in the UK sells wheel center caps?

(okay... just kidding... but what does "MD" mean over there?)
That’ll be BMW main dealer
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      04-10-2026, 09:30 AM   #52
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I've got some for sale if anyone's interested:

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...2#post32711822
if available, I'll take em
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      04-10-2026, 09:54 AM   #53
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      04-10-2026, 10:09 AM   #54
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don't overlook performance benefit of reduced 'rotational mass'.
Some say...worth at least a tenth 0-60
this video really shows why Germans are Germans...

in the video, they conducted tests of BMW floating center caps doing 0-250km/h(0-155mph)

by the way, if I ever get pulled over, I will politely tell the officer "I was conducting a scientific experiment to make sure the floating center caps were operating properly at 90mph"


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      04-11-2026, 08:20 AM   #55
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my 23 has 112m bolt pattern.........so good luck with your sale
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      04-11-2026, 11:16 AM   #56
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my 23 has 112m bolt pattern.........so good luck with your sale
Ty, 5x120 floating center caps still for sale. $85 shipped
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      04-12-2026, 07:47 AM   #57
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Nah i don't like them either.
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      04-12-2026, 06:35 PM   #58
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I put them on our summer wheel set and moved the fixed ones over to the winters, so now I don’t have to switch them back and forth. They were just too cheap to pass up.
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